Pak modifying US-made Harpoon missiles, P-3C aircraft: Report

New York, Aug 30 (PTI) Validating New Delhi's fears that
Islamabad was using US security aid to beef up its military
against it, the Obama administration has accused Pakistan of
illegally modifying the Harpoon anti-ship missile and maritime
surveillance aircraft P-3C for land attacks for potential use
against India.

The Obama Administration, reported 'The New York Times'
in a front page story, lodged its protest in this regard with
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in June, adding to
the tension between the two countries.

Quoting unnamed officials from the Administration and the
US Congress, the daily said Washington has also accused
Pakistan of modifying American-made P-3C aircraft for
land-attack missions, another violation of United States law.

The Obama Administration's accusation confirms New
Delhi's stand that the US military aid is primarily used
by Pakistan to strengthen and build up its army against India.

India External Affairs Minister S M Krishna earlier this
month said that India has conveyed to the US that all forms of
aid provided to Pakistan is "invariably directed" against New
Delhi and providing more arms to Islamabad will not help the
peace process in the region.

"We have told the US that particularly in case of
Pakistan, whatever aid in whatever form has been given to
them is invariably directed against India and this has been
emphatically registered with the US government," Krisha had
said, reacting to the US' plans to provide more military aid
to Pakistan. (More) PTI